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No. 626,403. Patented June 6, |899. D. G. BAKER.

BDBBIN WINDER.

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Ntra STATES ATENT FFICE.`

DICKERSON G. BAKER, CF VILLIMANTIC, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILLIMANTIC LINEN COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

BoBBlN-WINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NQ. 626,403, dated June e, 1899.

Application filed January 24,1895. Serial No. 536,128. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it m/rty concern:

Be it known that I, DIoKERsoN G. BAKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Villimantic, in the county of Windham and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bobbin- Vinders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, whereby any one skilled in the art can make and use the same.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine on whiehwgtmlarge ntmlhenof..bobbins maybemtoundsindeimth'e supervision of a single operative, the machine being for the largerpart automatic in its operation; and to this end my invention consists in a machine embodying the several novel features herein set forth, in the details of the parts, and in the combination of said parts making up the machine as a whole, as more particularly hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side view of a machine embodying my improvements, the cutter-arm being removed. Fig. 2 is a detail side view, on enlarged scale, in central vertical section, through the lower part of the machine with cutter-arm removed. Fig. 3 4is a detail top or plan View, on enlarged scale, of the lower part of the machine, partlyin section and with parts broken away to show construction, guide removed. Fig. 4 is a detail top or plan view, on enlarged scale, of a portion of the turret, showing the winding-head attached thereto, the guide being removed. Fig. 5 is a detail end view of a winding-head and of a portion of the turret, the cutter and cam being removed and the starting mechanism shown in position to cause the rotation of the winding-spindle. Fig. G is a detail side View, partly in section, of the windinghead. Fig. 7 is a'detail side view, on enlarged scale, in central section, of the bobbin-spindle and in side view of the camspindle. Fig. S is a side view showing the connection between the worm-shaft and rock shaft. Fig. 9 is a view in cross-section of the camspindle with the cutter-arm broken off and looking n an opposite direction from the plan view of Figs. 5 and 7. Fig. 10 is a detail view, in central section, through the cut- Fig. 1l is a detail view showing the ter-cam.

means of adjustment of the cutter-shell. Fig. l2 is a detail view, in vertical section, through the friction-roll and parts connected therewith.

In the accompanying drawings the letter A denotes the standard or base of a machine that may be composed of any suitable material and of any desired form. To this base, preferably at the rear side, is secured a bracket l5, in which is mounted a stud Z). Carrying-pulleys b b2 are mounted on this stud b, and to the hub of the pulley b2 is adjustably secured a collar 126. A set-screw b4 extends through this collar into a groove 57, extending lengthwise along the hub, this providing means for the adjustment of the collar on said hub. rlhis collar b is shouldered and supports a friction-roll b3, resting against the shoulder, the end of the collar opposite the shoulder being threaded for the reception of a nut bg, this nut holding the frictiondisk securely in place. An end of the stud b is enlarged, as at b9, in which is formed a journal for the worm-shaft C. (See Fig.12 of the drawings.) This worm-shaft bears a frictiondisk C, secured thereto,and a worm c', splined to the worm-shaft in such manner as to allow the lat-ter to have a free lengthwise movement in the worm, but compelling the two to rotate together. Two collars c2 are also secured to the worm-shaft to rotate therewith, and a studded collar c3 is mounted on the shaft between the collars c2, the worm-shaft rotating freely in this studded collar. The studded collar c3 is in engagement with the end of a forked lever d, the lower end of which is secured to a rock-shaft d', journaled in the standard A. There is also secured to this rock-shaft a treadle d2. B y this construction of parts a rocking movement of the treadle (Z2, which may be obtained by the foot of the operative, causes the worm-shaft C to be moved longitudinally and the friction-disk c, borne thereon, to be thrown into or out of engagement with the adjustable frictionroll b3.

The worm c/ on the worm-shaft C is in mesh with a driving-gear c, secured to a hollow shaft of a turret E. Thisturretis preferably circular in form and is located above the standard or base, the shaft of the turret in IOO the form shown being mounted in a flanged sleeve e', secured to the base A.

A driving-pulleyf issecured to the lower end of the driving-shaft f, and to the upper end of this driving-shaft is secured the driving-wheel F. A belt driven from any suitable source of power passes downward, engaging each of the carrying-pulleys b'bz, and

around the driving-pulleyf, the latter imparting movement to the mechanism of the winding-head, and the pulley b2, through connecting mechanism, lcausing the turret E to be rotated.

A number of winding-heads are secured to a downturned liange of the turret E at suitable distances apart. are each composed of mechanism., as follows: A flanged sleeve g extends through the flange of the turret from the outside and is secured therein, as by` means of screws passing through the flange on the sleeve into the turret. This sleeve bears a coarse screwthread, and a shipper-nut g is mounted on the. ilan ged sleeve gfand has an interior screwthread meshing with the thread on said sleeve, so thata slight turn of the shipper-nut causes it to be moveda considerable distance on said sleeve. Acollarg2 is secured to the shippernut g' and rests in a groove in the. driven friction-wheel g3. The surface of the shipper-.nut isv toothed, the preferred form oon-l sisting of a segment only, as shown in the drawings. This driven friction-wheel bears disks. of any suitable material, as leather, secured between flanges on the wheel, and they are preferably beveled to engage the beveled undersnrface of the driving-'wheel F. It will. be. seen from this construction that a slight rotation of the shipper-nut g will give toI the driven friction-wheel an endwise movemen-tand cause it to be thrown into or out of engagement with the. driving-wheel F. A winding-spindle h extends lengthwise through the, sleeve g and has a tip h secured to its front end. This tip is hollow and slitted lengthwise, the hole in this tip being tapered audA larger at the rear than at the front end. A tapered expander 71.2 extends within this tip and is located in the winding-spindle 7L, and tothe rearv end of this expander is secured', as by means of interengaging screwthreaded parts, a withdrawing-rod 72,3. A spiral spring h6 is located in a chamber within the spindle h, one end of the springr thrusting againstthe expander h2 and the opposite end against a wall of'the chamber, the withdrawing-rod*72.3 extending through this spring, the function of the spring being to tend normally to thrust the expander into vthe tip 7L' and expand the latter.

, The outer ende of the.withdrawing-rod 71,3 is headed,as shown in the drawings,and engages th-.e end of the withdrawing-leverh4, pivoted on the under side of the turret E. The withdrawing-lever is preferably provided on one end witha roller h5, that engages a cam to be hereinafter described. A friction-collar t' is These winding-heads secured to the end of the. winding-spindle h and is secured thereto, as by means of the screw t". A spindle-gear 'i2 is secured to the collar t', a nut 3 holding the gear in place. A pin i4 extends from the driven friction-wheel g3 through the collar i and into the spindlegear i2, and as the friction-wheel is rotated the collar and gear are turned, and consequently the Winding-spindle 71, which is secured to the friction-collar i.

It is to be noted that the construction of the meeting surfaces of the driven frictionsition of the winding-heads at the time of placing the paper shell on the tip, h', and as the winding-heads are 'revolving past this point the expander is withdrawn from the tip by they mechanism described.

A quill 7n is secured in an opening in the lower edge of the flange of the turret E, the outer surface being screw-threaded andY bearing nuts 7a on each side of the -lange of the turret E. This construction allows for a longitudinal adjustment of the quil-l within the flange. Y

A cutter-bushingZisloosely mounted on the quill 7c outside of the ange of the turret E and has a cutter-operating arm Z preferably integral therewith. A roller Z2 is rotatively mounted on a screw-studv secured to this arm. A cutter-holder m is securedl to the cutterbushing l, preferably by clamping, as shown in the drawings, the, shank of theholder being split, and a screw m is used to clamp the cutter-holder aboutA the bushing l. The outer end of this cutter-holder iscurved and bears lateral arms m2, in which areY located adjusting-screws m3.

A cutter-shell m4 is pivoted in theouter ends of' the curved .portion of the cutter-holder, with the back of theshell resting against the adjusting-screws m3. mounted in the cutter-shell m4, so as to rotate therein. A cutter-cam bracket n is. 'secured to the standard A of the machine and extends laterally therefrom and has a tubular portion n on its outer end. A plunger *a2 isv located in the tubular port-ion of the cutter cam bracket, extending therethrough and bearing nuts n3 on the lower end. A spring n4 isalso located in the cutter-cam bracket, one end `resting on the bottom of the chamber within the bracket and the upper end thrusting against a shoulder on the plunger. A camplate 015 issecured to the upper end of the plunger and is preferably beveled on its oppositeends.

cam bracket is located iny proper position at IOO IIO

A tube-cutter is This cam-plateY on the cutterone side of the front of the machine to engage the roller Z2 on the operating-arm l and thrust the tubecutters m5, borne in the cutter-holder m, against a paper tube that has been placed on the tip 71,' of the winding-spindle and sever the tube into several sections. The construction described provides a yielding cam upon which the roller Z2 rides, so that in case any obstruction is placed in the path of movement of the tube-cutters the plunger bearing the cam-plate will yield and allow the roller to ride over the cam without forcing the cutters upward. A stop-motion o is also borne on the quill la, inside of the iiange on the turret E. This stop-motion has an arm o' extending therefrom, the outer end of the arm bearing a roller 0*, mounted on a screw-stud secured to the arm. A segment o3 is also located on the stop-motion, projecting on the opposite side from the arm 02 and in engagement with the segment on the shipper-nut g. A stop-motion stud o is also secured to the stop-motion and is adapted to engage the lower end of a latch o5, pivoted to the flange of the turret E. This latch has an arm o6, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. `It will be seen from the construction of this latch that its lower end will be held normally in engagement with the stop-motion stud 04 by gravity. The stop-motion is rocked to one side as the roller o2 on the arm o comes in contact with the starting-pin p', located in a projection p2on the lifter-camp. As this stopmotion is rocked to one side the segment o3 is also rocked, causing the shi pper-n ut to be rotated on the flanged sleeve g and forced along said sleeve by means of the interengaging screw threaded parts bringing the driven friction-wheel g3 into contact with the driving-wheel F and setting the windingspindle in motion. As the arm 0 is thrown upward the latch o5 engages the stopmotion stud 04 and holds the stop-motion in this position until it is disengaged b v means hereinafter described, the winding-spindle continuing to rotate when the stop-motion is in this position.

A liftersleeve Q extends through the quill 711, projecting on each end, and on the outer and larger end of this sleeve is pivoted an oscillator Q. This oscillator is preferably made in two parts, as shown in the drawings, held together by screws Q2, passing through flanges on the two parts. A guide Q3 is adjustably secured to this oscillator and extends on one side of the tip 7L of the spindle h. A lifter Q4 is secured to the opposite end of. the lifter- Asleeve Q from that on which the oscillator is located, and a lifter-arm Q5 extends from the lifter and bears a roller Q6. A knock-off arm Q7 also extends from the lifter Q4, the outer end of this arm bearing a weight Q8, tending to hold the arm in a downward position. A stopscrewarm extends from the knock-off arm Q7, the outer end of this arm bearing an adjustable stopscrew Q10. The end of this stop-screw arm is preferably split, as shown in the drawings, a clamp-screw Q11 being located therein and used to clamp the stopscrew Q10 in any desired position of adjustment. This stop-screw Q10 is so located that in its swinging movement it encounters the end of the arm o6 of the latch 05, and thus disengages the latch from the stop-motionstud o4. This operation relieves the pressure of the driven friction-wheel g3 on the driving- Wheel F, and the rotation of the former tends to throw the shipper-nut g backward on the thread on the spindlebushing g, and thus stop the rotation of the spindle 7L. The Weight Q8, through the medium of-the connected mechanism, including the lifter-sleeve Q, causes the guide Q3 to be held normally in contact with the tip h' on the winding-spindle h or a bobbin or bobbins located thereon, and in the winding operation as this bobbin increases to the desired size the guide is thrown outward by this increase in size of the bobbin, rotating the lifter-sleeve and lifting mechanism connected thereto, causing the stop-screw Q10 to be thrown into contact with the arm o6 of the latch 05 and disengage it from the stopmotion stud 04, as described.

A cam-spindle r extendslenglhwise through the lifter-sleeve Q, a cam change-gear r being secured to the inner end of theispindle. In the form shown a bushing r2 is keyed to the end of the spindle r, and a nut r3 is used to hold the gear in place on the bushing. A traverse-cam s is secured to the opposite end of the cam-spindle r, a cam-surface s being located on the side ot' the cam. The guide Q3 is held normally in contact with this ca1n-surface, and as the cam is rotated the guide is given a swinging movement in line with the axis of the cam-spindle.

A lifter-cam p is located on the standard A of the machine, preferably at the front and in a position to engage the roller Q6 on thc lifter arm Q5 and through the medium ofthe lifter-sleeve hold the guide Q3 away from the tip 7L of the winding-spindle 7L during the time that the operative of the machine is placing a tube on the tip on which bobbins are to be wound and while the threads are being properly secured to this tube.

A tensioni is secured to thc outside of the flange on the turret E, opposite the guide Q3. This tension may be of any Well-known form and construction, and a further description herein is deemed unnecessary.

A creel u is placed on the upper part of the turret E and is provided with a number of pins u, on which spools are placed for supplying thread to the winding-head, a number of these pins being placed adjacent to and over each of the winding-heads. The thread passes from the bobbin upward through a tension device u2 and through a guide a3 and thence downward tothe tension 1f at the side of the turret. This creel forms no part of the invention except in the general combination, and a further and detailed description is deemed unnecessary herein.

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45 v portion of the `thread being wound on thei "before stated, a two-traversebobbin. `der to produce a single-traverse bobbin, the Y size ofthe gears are changed so thatthat on the cam-spindle shall be twice as large as the 4 esencia The @am s preferably used with this chine is so constructed that it has one risey and one fall, the rise and fall beingregular-f that is,` starting vfrom the lower surface or fall of the cam a gradual rise is made until the highest point is attained, Whichro'c'curs in just a half-revolution of the cam, and then the 'cam gradually-falls way to thelowe's't point.

In this construction the guide g3 is given a movement to and fro in one rotation of the cam,- forming what'is known as a two-traverse bobbin-Y-that is, the thread traverses practically at the saine rate of speed, except` as hereinafter described, thus producing", as

gear on the winding -spindle, and to produce a Afotir-treverse bobbin these gears are re-` versed, thegear on the cam-spindlebeing half ure sizeof the-gear on thel winding-spindle..

Inorder to causethatportion of the thread lbeing".wound on the bobbin tofbe laid back-' and close tojt'h at llen gth just previously placed y on the bobbin, I provide means whereby the cam on the cani-spindle travels relatively slower than does the winding-spindle, this :causin g' the guide to also travel slightly slower. l This isv accomplished by' 'constructing the change-gear r' with a less number of teeth than that contained in the change-gear 2, the

vdierence preferablybein-g one tooth .less in'` thegear rft'han` in the gear This does'not perceptiblyaiect the running of the parts,

and the construction, vas stated, causes vrthe guide to travel relatively slower than 'do-es scribed. M v l The operation of a single winding-headon ,placed on the bobbin in its rotation.y v It is to be notedtliat a single Winding-head' the winding-spindle, with the result .that a bobbin is no'tjcaused 'to ride upon or overlieA that length of the thread just previously has been described. herein. Any n.umber,-i

however, may be 4used on the turret, as de` sired, they being'all `constructed as above dei the device is as follows: The different. partsof the device being in the position shown. inv

l the drawings, the driven friction-wheel g3 is in contact with the driving-wheel F4 'and the stop-screw Q10 in engagement with the arm o6 of the latch 05 andthe turret rotated by rca-` son of the, engagement of the friction-disk c with the friction-roll b3. Asthe bobbin conwinding-spindle h the guide g3 isthrownstil'l farther to one side, rotating the lifter-sleeve In or- .may bereadily placed thereon..-

vthe stud 04 engages the latch 0,5. i ment `of the stop-motion rotatesthe shipperlnut g', causing itto move along the sleeve g, and forces. the driven friction-wheel g3 into 1 contact with the driving-wheel F, thus caus- This throws the latch o5 out of engagement with the stop-motion stud 04, secured to the stop-motion o. This relieves the press-ure of the driven friction-wheel g3 on the driving- Wheel F, and the friction-Wheel is moved along the sleeve g, causing the shipper-nut g' to be turned on the thread on the sleeve andfswing the stop-motion to one side in a position opposite to'that shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The slight frictional contact between the collar gr2 on the shipper-nut g and the driven friction-Wheel g3 aids in this movement of the parts von the sleeve g. The operation just described stops the rotation of the Windingspindle and of all parts connected therewith.

As the turret continues to revolve the roller h5 on the withd.raw'i11g-leverhi4 engages the withdrawing-cam j, swinging the lever on its pivot, and by means of the interengaging parts withdraws the expander h2 from the tip h and allows the latter to contract, so that the bobbins which have been wound thereon maybe easilyremoved. As this winding-head is pre;v sented tothe operative in the rotation of the;4 turret the several threadsA used in winding v the several bobbins on a single head are cut';

byhandfthe bobbins removed, vand a single is made in one end-ofr the tube and the ends ofthe thread .clamped therein. i As the turret continues to revolve the withdrawing-lever h4 is released from engagement withthe withthefs'pring h6,- expanding the tip and clamp'- s ing. the paper ltube irml y thereto. the saine time that the expander-'is withdrawn i from. the tube by the mechanism described 'the roller Q6, connected with the lifter g4, en-

gages the lifter-cam p, causing the liftersleeve qthrough the connected parts to be rotated, and consequently the guide Q3, secured tothe outer end of ithe sleeve. This throws the guide away from the tip h and leaves the latter free, so that the paper tube As the turret continues 'to revolve the roller o2 on the stop-motion arm o comes in contactwith the t starting-pin p' on. the lifting-cam p, causing the stop-motion to be swung over to the posi-l tion shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, when This moveing .the w'indiiig-spindle andparts connected therewithv to be put in operation'. .At about v the time that the roller-o2 on the stop-motion o engages the starting-pin p to set the Windi ing-spindle in'inotion, or j ust previous thereto, theyroller Q6 on the liiterg4 is released lfrom the lifting-cam p and the lifter is forceddowntnues-toin'crease in size bythe rotation of the Ward under the impulse of the Weight qs, this through theconnected mechanism causing the guide Q3 to be `thrownover against the paper q and the stop-screw Q10, connected thereto.

tube that has been placed on the tip h. t la At about IIO time just'after the winding-spindle has been set in motion the roller Z2 on the operatingarm Z comes in contact with the cam-plate h5,

causing the cutter-bushin g Z to be rotated, this bringing the tube-cutters m5 into contact with the revolving paper shell, the knives being located to engage the shell in open spaces left between the several bobbins heilig wound on the shell. This severs the shell into several sections, and the roller Z2 is immediately released from the cam-plate ai and the tubecutters thrown backward to their normal position. The turret continues to revolve until the several operations just described are again repeated. If the operative linds that the turret is revolving too fast to allow the bobbin to be removed, a new tube placed on the tip h', and the threads connected therewith, a pressure on the treadle (Z3 rotates the rock-shaft CZ and throws the worm-shaft c, connected with the rockshaft, lengthwise away from the friction-roll b3, this stopping the rotation of the turret. A belt from any suitable source ot' power passes downward and around the driving-pulley f', engaging at a point between the source of power and the pulle7 f the periphery of each of the carrying-pulleys b and b2. The rotation of the pulley b2, through the medium of the frictiondisk c, worm-shaft C, and worm c', rotates the driving-gear c, and consequently the turret connected therewith. The adjustability of the friction-roll ha, as described, causes it to be carried toward or away from the center of the friction-disk c, thus varying the speed at which the latter will be turned.

I claim as my inventionl. In a winding-machine in combination, a base, a rotatable turret mounted on the base, means for rotating the turret, a windingspindle borne on the turret and supporting means for clamping a tube thereon, a series of tube-cutters mounted in operative relation to the winding-spindle, means for holding said cutters in contact with the rotating bobbin-tube whereby the latter is separated into a number of parts each appurtenant to a bobbin, means for moving the tube-cutter into and out of operation, a guide supported in operative relation to the spindle and controlling the movement of several threads each appurtenant to a separate bobbin, and means for driving the spindle and operating the guide and the cutters, all substantially as described.

2. In a winding-machine, in combination, a base, a rotatable turret mounted on the base and having a downturned flange, a drivingwheel supported on the base and within the turret, a Winding-spindle supported in bearings in the fiange of the turret, a friction driving-pulley fast to the spindle, means for clamping a bobbin-tube on the spindle,a tubecutter borne in operative relation to the spindle, means for moving said cutter into and out of contact with the bobbin-tube, and

means for rotating the turret, and the driving-wheel, all substantially as described.

3. In a winding-machine, in combination with a revoluble turret bearing a number of winding-heads, a sleeve-shaft secured to the turret, a worm-gear secured to the sleeveshaft, a Worm in engagement with the wormgear, a worm-shaft secured to the worm to rotate therewith but having a longitudinal movement therein, a driving-wheel secured to the worm-shaft, means for rotating the driving-wheel, a rock-shaft connected with the worm-shaft, and a treadle secured to the rock-shaft whereby the driving-wheel on the worm-shaft is thrown into and out of engagement with its driving means, all substantially as described.

4. In a winding-machine, in combination with a turret bearing a number of windingheads, a sleeve-shaft secured to the turret, a worm-shaft operatively connected with the sleeve-shaft, a friction-disk secured to the worm-shaft, a friction-roll borne in operative relation to the f1'iction-disk,means for adjusting the friction-roll toward and from the center ot' the friction-disk, and means for driving the friction-roll, all substantially as described.

5. In combination in a winding-machine, a turret bearing a number of winding-heads, a sleeve-shaft secured to the turret, a wormshaft operatively connected with the sleeveshaft, a friction-disk secured to the wormshaft, a friction-roll secured to the hub of a carrying-pulley and in engagement with the working surface of the friction-disk, and the carryin g-pulley, all substantially as described.

G. In a winding-machine, in combination with a revol uble turret,a drivin g-wheel,means for rotating the driving-wheel, a spindle supported by the turret, a friction-wheel secured to the spindle, a threaded sleeve bearing the spindle, a shipper-nut loosely connected with the friction-wheel and in engagement with the screw-thread on the sleeve and bearing on its outer surface gear-teeth, a swinging segment in engagement with the teeth on the shipper-n ut, and means for swinging the segment, all substantially as described.

7. In a winding-machine, in combination with a revoluble turret, a drivin g-wheel, means for rotating the driving-wheel, a spindle supported by the turret, a friction-wheel secured to the spindle, a threaded sleeve bearing the spindle, a shipper-nut loosely connected with the friction-wheel and in engagement with the screw-thread on the sleeve and also bearing teeth on its outer surface, a segment in engagement with the teeth on the shippernut, a stop-motion arm secured to the segment and bearing a roller, and a starting-pin for engaging the roller to swing the segment on its pivot, all substantially as described.

S. In a winding-machine, in combination with a winding-spindle, an expansible tip secured to the spindle, an expander having IIO lengthwise movement within the tip, and means for automatically reciprocating the expander, all Substantially as described.

9. In a winding-machine, in combination with a winding-spindle, an expansible tip secured to the spindle,an expanderlocated within the tip, a springthrusting the expander normally into the tip, a withdrawing-rod secured to the expander, a withdrawing-lever connected withthe withdrawing-rod, and a cam for engaging the withdrawing-rod, all substantially as described.

10. In combination with the winding-spindle of a winding-machine, an expansible tip secured to the spindle,an expander thrust normally into the tip, a withdrawing-rod adjustably secured to the expander, and means for withdrawing the rod and expander, all substantially as-described.

1l. In a winding-machine, in combination with winding-spindle, a friction-wheel connected therewith, a shipper-nut in engagement 'with the friction-wheel, a driving-wheel, a segment in engagement' with the-shippernut, a latch to engage the segment, a guide supported in operativerelation to the spindle andhaving a movement to and -from the same,

and an arm connected with the guide and engaging the latch to release its hold on the segment, all substantially as described.

12. In combination in a winding-machine, a spindle, a shipper-nut connected with the spindle, a swinging segment in engagement with the shipper-nut, a latch for engaging the segment, a guide supported in operative relation to the spindle and having a movement to and from the same, a lifter-sleeve supporting the guide, an arm secured to the sleeve to engage the latch, all substantially as described.

13. In a winding-machine, in combination with a winding-spindle, a shipper-nut connected therewith, a swinging segment in engagement with the shipper-nut,-a latch for engaging the segment, a guide supported in operative relation 'to the spindle and having a swinging movement to and from the same, a lifter-sleeve supporting the guide, an arm secured to the sleeve, and an adjustable screw borne on the arm andadapted to engage the latch to release it from its hold on the swingingarm, all substantially .as described.

14. In a winding-machine, in combination, awinding-spindle, a driving-wheel, a frictionwheel connected with the winding-spindle, a shi pper-nut connected with the friction-wheel, a swinging segment in engagement with the shipper-nut, and a starting-pin to engage the segment whereby the friction-wheel is thrown into engagement with the driving-wheel, all substantially as described.

15. In combination in a winding-machine, a standard or base, a turret mounted to ro- Y tate on the base, a winding-spindle borne on means for rotating the spindle, all substantially as described.

16. In combination with the winding-spindle of a winding-machine, a lifter-sleeve, a guide pivoted on the sleeve, a cam-spindle extending through the sleeve, means for rotating the cam-spindle,and a cam secured to the cam-spindle and in engagement with the guide, all substantially as described.

17. In combination with the winding-spindle of a winding-machine, a hollow liftersleeve, a guide. pivoted to the sleeve, an arm secured to the sleeve to rotate it, a camspindle extending through the sleeve, means for rotating the cam-spindle, and a cam secured sleeve, means for driving the spindle, and a cam secured to the spindle and in engagement with the guide, all substantially as described.

19. In combination with the winding-spindle of a winding-machine, a lifter-sleeve, a guide pivoted on the sleeve and in operative relation to the spindle, an arm adjustably secured to the sleeve, and a lifter-cam for engaging the arm, all substan tially asdescribed.

20. In awinding-machine, in combination, a winding-spindle,a gear secured to the winding-spindle, a cam-spindle, a gear secured to one end of the cam-spindle and in engagement with a gear on the winding-spindle, a lifter-sleeve supporting the cam-spindle, a guide pivoted on the sleeve, an arm secured to the sleeve, and a cam secured to the camspindle and in engagement with the guide, all substantially as described. v

21. In combination with the winding-spindle of a winding-machine, a lifter-sleeve, an oscillator pivoted on the sleeve, and a guide ,adjustably secured to the oscillator and in operative relation to the spindle, all substantially as described. v

22. In combination with the winding-spindle of a winding-machine, a lifter-sleeve, an oscillator removably secured to the sleeve, and. a guide secured to the oscillator and in operative relation to the spindle, all substana cutter-arm adj ustably secured to the sleeve IIC and bearing a series of tube-cutters in operative relation to the spindle, and a lever-arm secured to the sleeve whereby said cutters are moved toward and from the spindle, all substantially as described.

25. In combination with the winding-spindle of a winding-machine, a pivoted sleeve, a cutterarm secured to the sleeve and bearing a series of tube-cutters in operative relation to the spindle, a lever-arm secured to the sleeve, and a cutter-cam for engaging the lever-arm, all substantially as described.

26. In combination with the winding-spin dle of a windingmaehine, a pivoted sleeve, a cuttenarm bearing a series of tube-cutters in operative relation to the spindle, a lever arm secured to the sleeve, and a spring-retained cam for engaging the lever-arm, all substantially as described.

27. In combination with the turret of a winding-machine bearing a winding-spindle, a quill adj ust-ably secured to the turret, a liftersleeve borne in the quill, an oscillator pivoted to the sleeve,a cam-spind le extendingr through the sleeve, means for rotating` the cam-spindle, and a cam secured to the said spindle and in operative engagement with the guide, all substantially as described.

2S. In combination in a winding-machine, a cam-spindle, means for rotating the spindle, a cam secured to the spindle, a sleeve sup porting the cam-spindle, an oscillator pivoted on the sleeve, and a guide adj ustablysecurcd to the oscillator, all substantially as described.

20. In combination with the winding-spindle of a winding-machine,a tube-cutter adapted to be carried into engagement with the windingspindle, a cutterarm eonnectedwith said cutter, and a yielding cam adapted to engage the tube-cutter, all substantially as described.

30. In combination with the spindle of a winding-machine, a sleeve, a cutter-arm bearing a series of tube-cutters in operative relation to the spindle, a lever-arm secured to the sleeve, and a yielding cam for engaging the lever-arm, all substantially as described.

3l. In combination with the winding-spindle of a Winding-machine, a sleeve, a cutterarm adj ustably secured to the sleeve and bear ing a series of tube-cutters in operative relation to the spindle, a lever-arm and a yielding cam for engaging the lever-arm, all substantially as described.

32. In combination with the winding-spindle of a winding-machine adapted to receive a bobbin, shipping mechanism for automatically controlling the rotation of the spindle, a series of thread-guides, each guide controlling the winding of the thread on a certain section of the bobbin, a series of tube-cutters adapted to sever the bobbin-tube at points between the sections on which the winding is being done, means for operating the shipping mechanism, and means t'or operating the tubecutters after the Winding operation has been begun, all substantially as described.

DICKERSON G. BAKER.

Vitnesses:

GEORGE W. MELONY, FRANK LANDEN. 

